About

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Hogan Lovells Energy Practice is best known for being business focused and for providing practical and valuable solutions to clients in the clearest and most straight forward way possible. We are a full service practice with great expertise in all oil & gas sectors (upstream, midstream and downstream) and the electric industry in Mexico. We have represented clients in 3 major areas (i) upstream projects; (ii) midstream sector; and (iii) electricity market.

Oil & Gas

In the past 12 months, Hogan Lovells has provided services to National Oil Companies (NOCs) such as Equinor and Qatar Petroleum International Limited.  Both companies were awarded with deep water exploration and extraction contracts by the Mexican Government back in 2016 and 2018 and Hogan Lovells has advised them thereafter on its day-to-day operations and contractual and regulatory compliance, becoming these clients’ go-to firm on upstream regulatory matters.

Power

The Energy Practice, together with the Projects and the Project Finance practices have been supporting EnerAB, Masdar Clean Energy, EDF Renewables México, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Becquerel in different projects for the purchase and development of cogeneration and photovoltaic generation plants in Mexico. Hogan Lovells Energy Practice role consists of regulatory due diligence of the generation projects and assistance on the drafting, review and negotiation of development contracts (EPC and O&M) and power purchase agreements (PPAs).

Chambers Review

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Energy & Natural Resources - Mexico
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Hogan Lovells is an established international firm that has a varied energy and natural resources offering in Mexico. The legal team acts as counsel to domestic and international clients hailing from the power, hydrocarbons and renewable energy sectors. The firm is well versed in power purchase agreements, deep water exploration and extraction contracts and regulatory matters, as well as the acquisition of power plants.

Work Highlights

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  • Hogan Lovells provided transactional and regulatory advice to Wintershall Dea on the acquisition of a 37% share in Hokchi Block offshore Mexico, which included counselling on the asset purchase and the interim production agreements.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Carlos Ramos Miranda
3
Carlos Ramos Miranda
Head of Energy & Natural Resources
3
Band 3

Key partner Carlos Ramos Miranda benefits from a lengthy track record in the energy practice area in Mexico. He possesses extensive experience representing clients from the oil and gas and power segments of the market.

"Carlos Ramos Miranda supports us with our Mexican licences. He provides a lot of help, and does a great job at giving us guidance and also sharing his knowledge."

Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón
3
Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón
Head of Energy & Natural Resources
3
Band 3

Mexico City-based partner Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón boasts notable activity across a range of transactional and regulatory energy matters.

"Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón is an excellent attorney with substantial knowledge of the energy sector in Mexico."

Perla Gizeh Díaz Taracena
Perla Gizeh Díaz Taracena
Associates to watch

Associate-to-watch Perla Gizeh Díaz Taracena joins the rankings this year upon obtaining appreciation for her presence in the energy and natural resources market in Mexico.

"Perla Gizeh Díaz Taracena is very organised and her technical knowledge of the energy sector stands out. She is able to handle sophisticated issues."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Energy & Natural Resources

Carlos Ramos Miranda
3
Carlos Ramos Miranda
Head of Energy & Natural Resources
3
Band 3
Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón
3
Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón
Head of Energy & Natural Resources
3
Band 3
Perla Gizeh Díaz Taracena
Perla Gizeh Díaz Taracena
Associates to watch

Members

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Adriana Pavón

Carlos Ramos Miranda

Carlos Ramos Miranda

Head of Department

Juan Francisco Torres-Landa R.

Head of Department

Karina Galicia

Mauricio Fuchs

Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón

Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón

Head of Department

Perla Díaz

Víctor Barrientos